CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – The St. Jude Sweet Corn Festival Committee will be holding Sweet Corn Festival Kernel’s Road Races this Saturday, August 12, 2017, beginning at 7:30 A.M. and ending at 10:30 A.M. The 10K run and 5K run event will be held at Xavier High School, on city streets and sidewalks, and on private property adjacent to Edgewood Road NE. No public streets are officially closed for the event; however, a section of 42nd Street NE and Ushers Ferry Road NE may be temporarily closed for the start of the 10K Run and 5K Run.